Prestigious Emily Contest: Enter Now

This prestigious writing competition  closes on October 7th so don't delay.

Just The Basic Facts

* Any unpublished / not under contract manuscript (provided you haven't been published/self-published in that genre in the prior 3 years) is eligible to enter.

* Only the 1st 200 entries are accepted!

* Deadline: 10/07/2014

* Entry Fee:
$20 USD (West Houston RWA Members)
$30 USD (Non-West Houston RWA Members)

* To enter: http://whrwa.com/emily/

* Questions, comments, concerns? Email: emily.contest @ whrwa.com

What Do You Get?

* Valuable feedback from 3 trained judges. (The Emily is known for all the helpful first-round comments.)

* lowest 1st round score is dropped

* 3 finalists per category go on to the agent/editor round

* each finalist is read by an editor AND an agent (The Emily has a long history of multiple requests for finalists.)

* Best of the Best winner receives $100!

What Do You Need To Enter?

* the first 5600 words of your manuscript (I've written several posts about how to succeed in contests. You might want to read this post I wrote about contest elements. You can find the others by search the blog for “contests.”)

* and what you don't need is — a synopsis!

Categories & Judges

* Contemporary Romance – Long

Finalist Judges:
Agent – Maria Carvainis, Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc.
Editor – Chelsey Emmelhainz, HarperCollins Avon

* Contemporary Romance – Short
Finalist Judges:
Agent – Mary Sue Seymour, The Seymour Agency
Editor – Brenda Chin, Belle Books / ImaJinn

* Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal Romance
Finalist Judges:
Agent – Victoria Lowes, The Bent Agency
Editor – Robin Haseltine, Entangled Publishing

* Historical Romance
Finalist Judges:
Agent – Kimberly Lionetti, BookEnds, LLC
Editor – Sue Grimshaw, Random House

* Romantic Suspense
Finalist Judges:
Agent – Courtney Miller-Callihan, Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Editor – Patience Bloom, Harlequin

* Young Adult Romance
Finalist Judges:
Agent – Michelle Grajkowski, 3 Seas Literary Agency
Editor – Alice Jerman, Harper Teen

* New Adult Romance
Finalist Judges:
Agent – Rebecca Strauss, DeFiore And Co.
Editor – Mary-Therese Hussey, Harlequin

Remember

* Fee:
$20 USD (WHRWA Members)
$30 USD (Non-WHRWA Members)

* Enter: http://whrwa.com/emily/

* Questions, comments, concerns? Email: [email protected]

Takeaway Truth

This is one of the best, most reputable writing contests anywhere. Enter today.